database

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Recent Examples of database But Georgetown found that by 2025, DHS had contributed over 3 million profiles to CODIS, and ICE alone added 920,000, making the agency the primary contributor to the nation's criminal DNA database. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Record systems don’t all update on the same schedule, and a document in your hand gives an officer something checkable while the databases catch up. — Karen Koehler, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 Pamir, which uses machine learning to scrape, parse and categorize vast amounts of unstructured video, image and social media data for its SaaS database, offers another tool. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, accused Milliman of violating Elser's constitutional rights and of accessing Flock's database without a warrant. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for database
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Noun
  • Oeko-Tex’s existing Label Check tool allows shoppers to scan a QR code or enter a certificate number or product ID to verify a label and view the information associated with it.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The Producers Guild of Korea and Italy’s CNA Cinema e Audiovisivo will set up exchange programs and share information on public funding, building on the two countries’ government-level co-production accord.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Information for this article was contributed by Chinedu Asadu of The Associated Press.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • An article published by the American Academy of Family Physicians recommends operating below maximum capacity to leave room in provider schedules for last-minute patients and emergencies.
    — Ajay Prasad, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Database.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/database. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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